NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

TSX-V:NOW • CA67013H1064

0.24 CAD
0 (0%)
Last: Feb 24, 2026, 07:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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NOW gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 66 industry peers in the Software industry. Both the profitability and financial health of NOW have multiple concerns. NOW is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • NOW had negative earnings in the past year.
  • NOW had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
NOW.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFNOW.CA Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -5M -10M

1.2 Ratios

  • NOW's Return On Assets of -3.19% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. NOW outperforms 57.58% of its industry peers.
  • NOW has a Return On Equity of -46.29%. This is in the lower half of the industry: NOW underperforms 65.15% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 19.68%, NOW belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 92.42% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -3.19%
ROE -46.29%
ROIC 19.68%
ROA(3y)-12.52%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
NOW.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICNOW.CA Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200 -200 -400

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of NOW (13.17%) is better than 75.76% of its industry peers.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 50.11%, NOW perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.55% of the companies in the same industry.
  • NOW's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 13.17%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 50.11%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-11.34%
GM growth 5YN/A
NOW.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsNOW.CA Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -100 -200 -300 -400

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), NOW is creating value.
  • NOW has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • NOW has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
NOW.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingNOW.CA Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M
NOW.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsNOW.CA Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M

2.2 Solvency

  • NOW has an Altman-Z score of 0.43. This is a bad value and indicates that NOW is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • NOW has a Altman-Z score (0.43) which is in line with its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 4.02 is on the high side and indicates that NOW has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of NOW (4.02) is worse than 72.73% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.02
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.43
ROIC/WACC2.06
WACC9.56%
NOW.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFNOW.CA Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5M -5M 10M 15M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.88 indicates that NOW may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • NOW has a Current ratio of 0.88. This is in the lower half of the industry: NOW underperforms 60.61% of its industry peers.
  • NOW has a Quick Ratio of 0.88. This is a bad value and indicates that NOW is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • NOW's Quick ratio of 0.88 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. NOW is outperformed by 60.61% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.88
Quick Ratio 0.88
NOW.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesNOW.CA Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 43.65% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, NOW shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -8.45% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, NOW shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 144.14% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)43.65%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-196.97%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.45%
Revenue growth 3Y144.14%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-15.18%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -17.51% on average over the next years. This is quite bad
  • Based on estimates for the next years, NOW will show a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -17.60% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-109.35%
EPS Next 2Y-47.02%
EPS Next 3Y-17.51%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-62.23%
Revenue Next 2Y-34.52%
Revenue Next 3Y-17.6%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.
NOW.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesNOW.CA Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
NOW.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesNOW.CA Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.1 -0.1 -0.2 -0.3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for NOW. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • NOW is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.66.
  • 87.88% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than NOW, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of NOW to the average of the S&P500 Index (28.01), we can say NOW is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 5.66
NOW.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsNOW.CA Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, NOW is valued cheaply inside the industry as 84.85% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.4
NOW.CA Per share dataNOW.CA EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as NOW's earnings are expected to decrease with -17.51% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-47.02%
EPS Next 3Y-17.51%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for NOW!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC

TSX-V:NOW (2/24/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)11-12
Earnings (Next)03-30
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners43.08%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap22.91M
Revenue(TTM)38.55M
Net Income(TTM)-1.35M
Analysts84
Price Target0.71 (195.83%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-180.91%
Min EPS beat(2)-197.09%
Max EPS beat(2)-164.72%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-24.83%
Min Revenue beat(2)-25%
Max Revenue beat(2)-24.66%
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)-100%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-166.67%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-21.64%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-10.2%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 5.66
P/S 0.43
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 5.71
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.4
EPS(TTM)-0.02
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.04
Fwd EY17.65%
FCF(TTM)-0.03
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.02
OCFYN/A
SpS0.55
BVpS0.04
TBVpS-0.24
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -3.19%
ROE -46.29%
ROCE 27.33%
ROIC 19.68%
ROICexc 23.97%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 13.17%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 50.11%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-12.52%
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-11.34%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.91
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 4.02
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 1.73
Cap/Depr 35.06%
Cap/Sales 1.55%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.88
Quick Ratio 0.88
Altman-Z 0.43
F-Score3
WACC9.56%
ROIC/WACC2.06
Cap/Depr(3y)6.07%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)0.35%
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)43.65%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-196.97%
EPS Next Y-109.35%
EPS Next 2Y-47.02%
EPS Next 3Y-17.51%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.45%
Revenue growth 3Y144.14%
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-15.18%
Revenue Next Year-62.23%
Revenue Next 2Y-34.52%
Revenue Next 3Y-17.6%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y60.16%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year10.36%
EBIT Next 3Y19.98%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y150.6%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y152.65%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC / NOW.CA FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to NOW.CA.


What is the valuation status of NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) stock?

NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


How financially healthy is NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC?

The financial health rating of NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) is 1 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of NOWVERTICAL GROUP INC (NOW.CA) is expected to decline by -109.35% in the next year.